Financial Times | Brain Implants Allow Paralysed Patients to Move Limbs

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaMarch 4, 2018

Brain Implants Allow Paralysed Patients to Move Limbs By Sarah Murray for the Financial Times  04 March 2018 Prosthetics controlled by human thought via computer show promise in clinical trials Bill Kochevar was able to reach with his paralysed arm and hand in a clinical trial last year © CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY The ability…

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BBC | How to Control a Machine Using Your Mind

In The NewsBy Shilo CaseFebruary 2, 2018

How to Control a Machine Using Your Mind By Emma Woollacott Technology of Business reporter for BBC  2 February 2018 Imagine being able to make a machine do your bidding with your thoughts alone, no button pressing, typing, screen tapping or fumbling with remote controls, just brain power. Well, this sci-fi scenario could be closer to…

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Interesting Engineering | Brain-Controlled Prosthetics Are Progressing Faster Than We Could Imagine

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaNovember 27, 2017

Brain-Controlled Prosthetics Are Progressing Faster Than We Could Imagine By Mario L. Major for Interesting Engineering  27 November 2017 Innovative approaches to brain-controlled prosthetics were on full display at the annual Neuroscience 2017 meeting. JHU Applied Physics Laboratory A number of studies presented at the Neuroscience 2017, the annual meeting organized by the Society for…

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Washington Post | New Robotic Hand Named After Luke Skywalker Helps Amputee Touch and Feel Again

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaNovember 15, 2017

New Robotic Hand Named After Luke Skywalker Helps Amputee Touch and Feel Again By William Wan for The Washington Post  15 November 2017 A volunteer in the experiment clasps his hands together and can feel one hand with the other for the first time since his left hand was amputated. (University of Utah) Keven Walgamott…

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Penn News | Penn’s Restoring Active Memory Project Adds Task and Patient Data to Publicly Available Human Brain Dataset

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaNovember 1, 2017

Penn’s Restoring Active Memory Project Adds Task and Patient Data to Publicly Available Human Brain Dataset By Michele W. Berger for PennNews  1 November 2017 Penn researchers Michael Kahana and Daniel Rizzuto, who run the Restoring Active Memory project, incorporated data from a new spatial-memory task called “Treasure Hunt” (above). In this video game-like environment,…

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Salt Lake Tribune | Utah Scientists Believe They Can Implant a Chip That Would Allow a Paralyzed Person to Drive a Car Using Only His or Her Mind

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaOctober 9, 2017

Utah Scientists Believe They Can Implant a Chip That Would Allow a Paralyzed Person to Drive a Car Using Only His or Her Mind By Robert Gehrke for The Salt Lake Tribune  09 October 2017 (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Florian Solzbacer, president-executive chairman of Blackrock shows the computer chip they developed that…

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Press Release | Hacking the Neural Code Responsible for Movement

Press ReleaseBy Maria ValenzuelaAugust 17, 2017

Hacking the Neural Code Responsible for Movement SALT LAKE CITY (August 17, 2017) – Researchers in Richard Andersen’s lab at Caltech have succeeded in identifying a small patch of neurons responsible for transmitting movements to most of the body. The findings could have a major impact on the future of paralyzed people or those suffering…

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Press Release | Scientists improve memory function in the human brain with technology made in Utah

Press ReleaseBy Shilo CaseApril 24, 2017

Scientists improve memory function in the human brain with technology made in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2017) – Full or partial memory loss is a severe issue not only for the elderly but also for veterans returning from combat. However, technology developed by Utah’s own Blackrock Microsystems LLC is helping neuroscience researchers not…

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The New York Times | ‘Pacemaker’ for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds

In The NewsBy Maria ValenzuelaApril 20, 2017

‘Pacemaker’ for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds By Benedict Carey for The New York Times  20 April 2017 Dr. Doris Greenblatt in New York. Dr. Greenblatt participated in the trial because her epilepsy had caused memory problems. Credit Edu Bayer for The New York Times Well-timed pulses from electrodes implanted in the brain…

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Press Release | Paralyzed man regains use of his right arm

Press ReleaseBy Shilo CaseApril 11, 2017

Paralyzed man regains use of his right arm SALT LAKE CITY (March 30, 2017) – Bill Kochevar, paralyzed from the shoulders down after a cycling accident, has regained control of his right arm as a result of the work done by researchers at Case Western Reserve University. This groundbreaking research utilized Blackrock’s Utah Array as…

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